Andrew Jackson, Lived 67 Years In Lauderdale

Services will be Sunday for Andrew Jackson, a 67-year resident of Fort Lauderdale. He died Monday at age 88.

Mr. Jackson moved here from Georgia in 1920. He worked for 41 years with the Ketchen Tile Company in Fort Lauderdale before retiring more than a decade ago.

While he never was involved in politics, he was a community leader, his daughter, Geneva Sapp, said. He was involved in a number of community organizations and was a member of Mt. Hermon AME Church in Fort Lauderdale from the time he moved here.

``He was never too busy to lend a helping hand to many boys and girls throughout Broward County,`` his daughter said.

In addition to his daughter, Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife, Eldorado; a son, Norman H. Henry; a sister-in-law, Inez Wilcox; a son-in-law, Dwelly Sapp; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

The family will receive friends at Roy Mizell Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Hermon AME Church, with the Rev. Lewis Myers officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale.